Focalistic
Amapiano · Hip Hop
Focalistic is Lethabo Sebetso, a South African rapper from Ga-Rankuwa in Pretoria. He played football before music and holds a political science degree from the University…
Biography
Focalistic is Lethabo Sebetso, a South African rapper from Ga-Rankuwa in Pretoria. He played football before music and holds a political science degree from the University of Pretoria. His father, Kgomotso Sebetso, was a political journalist at the SABC.
He won the Artist on the Rise competition in 2016 and set up his own label, 18 Area Holdings, with The Vth Season in 2020. That April, “Ke Star”, with Vigro Deep, turned him into amapiano’s go-to rapper. The 2021 remix with Davido reached number 16 on Billboard’s Top Triller Global chart. His debut album Sgubhu Ses Excellent came out in December 2020.
President Ya Straata (2021) followed, with “16 Days No Sleep”, then Ghetto Gospel (2022) and 13POS (2024). In 2025 he released B.O.A.T.S (Based On A True Story) with Ch’cco. He has been nominated for Best African Act at the MTV EMAs and has toured the UK and North America.
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